Bioenergy Media Releases

Wilderness Society lobbies against Forestry Tasmania at major energy conference in Western Australia - December 05, 2006

At the Bioenergy Australia conference in Fremantle, where Forestry Tasmania is giving a presentation on proposals to burn native forests for electricity, The Wilderness Society is lobbying delegates on the devastating impacts such proposals would have.

Review Committee fails on climate change but provides opportunity for the Federal Government to save Tasmania's forests from power furnaces - January 18, 2004

A review of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET), a policy intended to boost the amount of clean energy in our electricity supply, comprehensively failed to recommend a renewable energy target to the energy industry which would put Australia on a path towards international responsibility on climate change. The Review does however provide the Federal Government with the opportunity to stop the Tasmanian Government from burning its ancient forests for electricity generation.

No Wood-Fired Power Stations for NSW - Environmentalists Celebrate - September 07, 2003

The Wilderness Society applauds the decision by Bob Carr to end the wood-fired power station proposals throughout the state.

Tuckey Promises Return To Dark Ages Of Forestry For Hunter - September 07, 2003

The Federal Minister for Forestry, Wilson Tuckey, will today present residents of NSW's Hunter Region with his disastrous 'vision' of a return to the Dark Ages for the logging industry.

Renewable Energy Bill - Burning Forests for Energy is NOT Renewable - September 07, 2003

The Wilderness Society calls on the Australian Labor Party to vote with the Greens and Australian Democrats in the Senate today to overturn controversial sections of the 'Renewable Energy (Electricity) Bill 2000' that promote the burning of native forests (wood waste) to generate energy. The Renewable Energy Bill was intended to require Energy producers to source 2% of electricity from renewable sources by 2010.

Wilderness Society opposes bid to burn native forests for power - September 07, 2003

Forestry Tasmania's proposal for wood-fired power generation is a disgraceful attempt to deal with a massive oversupply of logged and chipped native forest.

Energy giant Stanwell put on notice over 'green' energy plans - September 07, 2003

The Wilderness Society and the Queensland Greens today staged a peaceful demonstration outside the Brisbane headquarters of energy giant, Stanwell. The demonstration is in response to reports that Stanwell is considering purchasing native forest timber to burn to generate so called 'green' energy.